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Memories.
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black mamba
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A few more from BLADE 2010.
Ed Caffrey
Stephen Fowler
Rodrigo Sfreddo
Jerry Hossom
Kiku Matsuda
Ed Caffrey
Stephen Fowler
Rodrigo Sfreddo
Jerry Hossom
Kiku Matsuda
If your going to make a knife - MAKE A KNIFE!......
I like Ike - He liked knives... he was from my home state - Kansas....
And I like Mike - Even though he's from Texas..... I did live there once....
the second from the top is the late Pete Heath
ELDE
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Kohai999
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Well done...that wasn't so hard, was it?
The reason that I am so hard on everybody is that this is shaping up to be a sticky-worthy thread....the value is inestimable.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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Yes, I'm resurrecting an old thread. Sue me. I stumbled into it again, and it was too good for it to have truncated so quickly, so here's some more:
Mace Vitale at the first hammer-in I ever attended (Indian George's in New Bedford):
The New Jersey Steel Baron when he was just some plumber from Jersey:
Dave Schott going for two ropes while Dave Sylvester and the Baron look on:
Ric Furrer at Ashokan before he went all Hollywood on us:
JD Smith at Ashokan describing how the Damascus he used to make this stunning blade was created:
Rick Barrett at Ashokan:
Kevin Cashen during a sword grinding demo at Harley's hammer-in:
Rick Barrett and Jesus Hernandez fooling around at Harley's:
Don Fogg doing a forging demo at Harley's (and dare I say Walter Sorrells looking on...?):
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My brother from another mother RJ while we were out POSITIVELY RIPPING IT having a blast and nailing striper after striper until we couldn't do it no mo':
Mace Vitale at the first hammer-in I ever attended (Indian George's in New Bedford):
The New Jersey Steel Baron when he was just some plumber from Jersey:
Dave Schott going for two ropes while Dave Sylvester and the Baron look on:
Ric Furrer at Ashokan before he went all Hollywood on us:
JD Smith at Ashokan describing how the Damascus he used to make this stunning blade was created:
Rick Barrett at Ashokan:
Kevin Cashen during a sword grinding demo at Harley's hammer-in:
Rick Barrett and Jesus Hernandez fooling around at Harley's:
Don Fogg doing a forging demo at Harley's (and dare I say Walter Sorrells looking on...?):
[url=https://flic.kr/p/pbeGfV]
My brother from another mother RJ while we were out POSITIVELY RIPPING IT having a blast and nailing striper after striper until we couldn't do it no mo':
Dawkind
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I wish I would've gotten the chance to meet him, I only lived about two hours away tops. Carl's stories about him are entertaining, take away the knives, still sounds like one heckuva guy to me.
Kohai999
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Paul Long and Joseph Paranee first day of Blade Show 2014
John Young holding the Marcus Lin Hideout made for me a few weeks before the Blade Show with LSCF handles from Matt Diskin
Beautiful ladies working the floor for Famar's at Blade 2014
Jason and Jake McCoy at Blade Show 2014
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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John Flora, a retired reporter/photographer/editor of The Indianapolis News was gracious enough to send me an article he wrote and some photos he took of W.W. Cronk in 1982.
Here’s some of John’s images including perhaps Mr. Cronk’s most famous pieces “The Eliminator” which is currently listed for sale on Nordic Knives Website. http://www.nordicknives.com/GenGAL1.php?id=5756 Thank you so much John.
Here’s some of John’s images including perhaps Mr. Cronk’s most famous pieces “The Eliminator” which is currently listed for sale on Nordic Knives Website. http://www.nordicknives.com/GenGAL1.php?id=5756 Thank you so much John.
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A pic of Terry Vandeventer at one of his educational snake programs.
One of my biggest fans from this year's Blade Show wearing one of my mini pipe hawks that his grand dad bought for him.
Me at the 2011 Blade Show, pic by Murray White.
Me and Scott Roush during our epic battle at the 2012 Arkansas Show!
And last but not least, my beautiful daughter Layla assisting with our first March of Dimes project!
One of my biggest fans from this year's Blade Show wearing one of my mini pipe hawks that his grand dad bought for him.
Me at the 2011 Blade Show, pic by Murray White.
Me and Scott Roush during our epic battle at the 2012 Arkansas Show!
And last but not least, my beautiful daughter Layla assisting with our first March of Dimes project!
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One of my favorite photos was taken at The Heartland Bladesmithing Symposium. A master teaching a future master:
Gary
Gary
Kohai999
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That would be Jason and Jake McCoy.
Good to know, thanks!!!
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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Ahh... memories. I've got a few favorites of my own.
April 2009 - Eric Eggly had planned to do the knife photography at this classy custom knife show in Santa Barbara but had to cancel about 2 weeks before the show. He asked me to fill in and I did. The first job that came through the door Saturday morning was this group shot of Buster Warenski's three gold Legacy Daggers. From three continents - this is the only time they have ever been photographed together. I will never forget that incredible experience - all that gold - all those jewels - and all mine to fondle for about 45 minutes!
August 2005 - Jim "Coop" Cooper and I collaborated on this terrific project sponsored by celebrity collector Gabe Newell. Coop did the photography and I wrote the article. I wish more collectors would get behind ideas like the Toast-Cutter Competition - projects that promote custom cutlery to a wide audience in a positive way.
April 2005 - Steve Schwarzer invited my wife, Laura, to join him in a forging demonstration at the Batson Bladesmithing Seminar, Tannehill Ironworks State Park (Alabama). She loved it and we had a wonderful time at that event.
BLADE Show, 2004 - Jerry Fisk, Mike Williams and Greg Neely asked me to be the official doctor at the cutting competition in '04. For my efforts they gave me this autographed toilet bowl plunger - a prop from one of the most creative cutting challenges I've ever seen (stick the plunger to the wet cutting table surface then cut the handle in two without breaking suction! '04 World Champion Cutter Reggie Barker couldn't get it done - can't remember if anyone actually succeeded on this one.
Tucson, AZ Spring, 2005 - Tai Goo spent the day teaching my son, Robert, how to make a knife start to finish. Amazing experience!
2006 - I purchased this 2005 18th Annual ABS MS Board Knife at auction during BLADE Show in '05, photographed it (badly) and asked Bill to sign the print during the Moran Hammer-In the following spring in Maryland. What's interesting and memorable about this is that, unbeknownst to me at the time, the carbon steel blade for this collaboration was the last blade Bill Moran forged prior to his death. This was revealed to me by Moran's closest associate (who shall remain nameless) immediately after the auction was over. He approached me alone, placed his arm around my shoulder and quietly said, "Buddy, I know you don't know this, and it will never be admitted publicly, but you just got the last blade Bill forged before he had to give it up (due to cancer). Officially, Bill's 'last' forged blade has to be damascus. Even though you will never be able to prove it, I wanted you to know (the truth)."
April 2009 - Eric Eggly had planned to do the knife photography at this classy custom knife show in Santa Barbara but had to cancel about 2 weeks before the show. He asked me to fill in and I did. The first job that came through the door Saturday morning was this group shot of Buster Warenski's three gold Legacy Daggers. From three continents - this is the only time they have ever been photographed together. I will never forget that incredible experience - all that gold - all those jewels - and all mine to fondle for about 45 minutes!
August 2005 - Jim "Coop" Cooper and I collaborated on this terrific project sponsored by celebrity collector Gabe Newell. Coop did the photography and I wrote the article. I wish more collectors would get behind ideas like the Toast-Cutter Competition - projects that promote custom cutlery to a wide audience in a positive way.
April 2005 - Steve Schwarzer invited my wife, Laura, to join him in a forging demonstration at the Batson Bladesmithing Seminar, Tannehill Ironworks State Park (Alabama). She loved it and we had a wonderful time at that event.
BLADE Show, 2004 - Jerry Fisk, Mike Williams and Greg Neely asked me to be the official doctor at the cutting competition in '04. For my efforts they gave me this autographed toilet bowl plunger - a prop from one of the most creative cutting challenges I've ever seen (stick the plunger to the wet cutting table surface then cut the handle in two without breaking suction! '04 World Champion Cutter Reggie Barker couldn't get it done - can't remember if anyone actually succeeded on this one.
Tucson, AZ Spring, 2005 - Tai Goo spent the day teaching my son, Robert, how to make a knife start to finish. Amazing experience!
2006 - I purchased this 2005 18th Annual ABS MS Board Knife at auction during BLADE Show in '05, photographed it (badly) and asked Bill to sign the print during the Moran Hammer-In the following spring in Maryland. What's interesting and memorable about this is that, unbeknownst to me at the time, the carbon steel blade for this collaboration was the last blade Bill Moran forged prior to his death. This was revealed to me by Moran's closest associate (who shall remain nameless) immediately after the auction was over. He approached me alone, placed his arm around my shoulder and quietly said, "Buddy, I know you don't know this, and it will never be admitted publicly, but you just got the last blade Bill forged before he had to give it up (due to cancer). Officially, Bill's 'last' forged blade has to be damascus. Even though you will never be able to prove it, I wanted you to know (the truth)."